Celebrating Black Music Month

Salute to Black Music Month Author and historian Marsha Washington George aka “Radiolady” joined us to talk about her book “Black Radio…Winner Takes All!” She shared stories about her uncle who started the very 1st black radio station WERD in Atlanta, GA. She is set to open a museum of artifacts in 2024. Dyana Williams is the “Mother of Black Music Month,” heralded with petitioning Washington, D.C. and obtaining the proclamation declaring June as Black Music Month. Carol Tyson Carey, former host of “Robyn’s Place” a Washington D.C. staple for jazz music chopped it up with Monica about their dad. Earl May the infamous left handed bass player has his instrument housed in the Smithsonian Institute. Larry Steele, the great DJ, program director and now Director of Operations for BCU Radio talked about the progression of music and how to continue the legend of black music by training students properly. We finished with hip hop diva Niecy D to get the full sphere of the black music experience.